Set Designer for Arts 501(c)(3) (Residential)
This is a paid summer position at a full-schedule, residential arts program! The working season for staff begins on June 23rd, 2022 and ends on August 22nd, 2022.
We enthusiastically invite people from historically marginalized communities, such as BIPOC, LGBTQ folx, and people with disabilities, to apply for all positions at every level of staff experience in the summer.
Buck's Rock Camp, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is hiring a wide variety of Camp Counselors for its upcoming season in 2022. Camp Counselors arrive in late June and reside on-site for two months through August while working with kids and teens ages 10-17. Exact job responsibilities depend on specific placements but are limited within a range to accommodate precise roles. Camp Counselors work in a thriving community of nearly 400 adult and young artists.
As part of a larger effort to hire professionals for its theater department, Buck's Rock Camp is hiring Set Designers/Stage Carpenters.
The Set Design staff is responsible for the safe, successful operation of the designated shop area at Buck's Rock, Set Design. They see to a variety of duties and responsibilities that support stage productions (and related activities) across camp throughout the summer. Working predominantly, but not necessarily, to support plays and shows in a stage environment, Set Design staff works together as a team, under the supervision of a shop manager (Head of Shop), to design and implement sound assets for production while liaising with directors and managers in other shop and performing arts areas; attending production and all-staff meetings; and otherwise fulfilling the Set Design-specific needs of Buck's Rock's annual program that includes more than a dozen shows (of varying size and complexity) across two months.
Notable duties include:
- maintaining the facilities, equipment, and materials used by Set Design throughout the summer
- developing with fellow staff a program and schedule that sufficiently satisfies the demand, education, and interest of campers
- working with other Set Designers/Carpenters to delineate Set-related tasks and responsibilities, often dedicating individual efforts/designs to individual plays/shows/events
- assisting the design, load-in, management, and strike of sets used in performances throughout the summer
- where applicable, attending regular Head of Shop meetings facilitated by Program Coordinator(s)
- attending regular all-staff meetings for routine updates and news related to camp in the summer
- assisting in the de-winterization and winterization of performing arts spaces across camp prior to and following the arrival and departure of enrolled campers
Note: At least 270 course hours of undergraduate study (or comparable work experience) related to Music required. 360 or higher preferred.
For more information, please visit https://www.bucksrockcamp.com/new-staff today!
(NOTE: For more detailed information about our public pay scale for staff, please visit https://www.bucksrockcamp.com/staff-salary-guide as well!)
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Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), and The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), it is the policy of Buck’s Rock Camp to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us today at info@bucksrockcamp.org, by telephone at (860) 354-5030, or by mail at 59 Buck’s Rock Rd, New Milford, CT 06776